REG-Insight Capital Research & Management Inc Rule 8.3 - Titan Europe Plc/Titan International Inc.

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Tue Aug 5, 2008 2:00am EDT

LONDON--(Business Wire)--


FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

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Name of person dealing (Note 1)            Insight Capital Research & Management, Inc.
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Company dealt in                           Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI)
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Class of relevant security to which the    Common stock
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing                            August 1, 2008
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

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                                           Long                           Short
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                                           Number (%)                     Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities                    407,257 (1.48%)
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell
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Total                                      407,257 (1.48%)
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

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       Class of relevant security:         Long                           Short
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                                           Number (%)                     Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

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Class of relevant security:                Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

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Purchase/sale                       Number of securities               Price per unit (Note 5)
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Purchase, July 30, 2008             230,268                            $44.5958
Purchase, July 31, 2008             83,275                             $45.5756
Purchase, August 1, 2008            93,714                             $46.9620
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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Product name,        Long/short (Note 6)     Number of securities (Note 7)    Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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Product name,       Writing,         Number of           Exercise   Type, e.g.    Expiry     Option money
e.g. call option     selling,         securities to      price       American,    date       paid/received
                     purchasing,      which the option               European                 per unit (Note
                     varying etc.     relates (Note 7)               etc.                     5)
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(ii) Exercising

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Product name, e.g. call option      Number of securities               Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

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Nature of transaction (Note 8)      Details                            Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
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4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

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Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
 to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
 rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
 referenced. If none, this should be stated.
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None
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

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Date of disclosure
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Contact name
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Telephone number
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
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Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

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Name of person dealing (Note 1)            Insight Capital Research & Management, Inc.
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Company dealt in                           Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI)
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Class of relevant security to which the    Common stock
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing                            July 30, 2008 and July 31, 2008
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2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

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                                           Long                           Short
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                                           Number (%)                     Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities                    313,543 (1.14%)
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell
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Total                                      313,543 (1.14%)
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(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

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       Class of relevant security:         Long                           Short
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                                           Number (%)                     Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

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Class of relevant security:                Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

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Purchase/sale                       Number of securities               Price per unit (Note 5)
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
Purchase, July 30, 2008             230,268                            $44.5958
Purchase, July 31, 2008             83,275                             $45.5756
----------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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Product name,        Long/short (Note 6)     Number of securities (Note 7)    Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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Product name,       Writing,         Number of           Exercise   Type, e.g.    Expiry     Option money
e.g. call option     selling,         securities to      price       American,    date       paid/received
                     purchasing,      which the option               European                 per unit (Note
                     varying etc.     relates (Note 7)               etc.                     5)
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(ii) Exercising

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Product name, e.g. call option      Number of securities               Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

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Nature of transaction (Note 8)      Details                            Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
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4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

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Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
 to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
 rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
 referenced. If none, this should be stated.
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None
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

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Date of disclosure
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Contact name
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Telephone number
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
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Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

Insight Capital Research & Management Inc

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